Who won the Paralympics 2012?

Who won the Paralympics 2012?

Host Great Britain placed third with 120 medals, including 34 golds. The most successful athlete at the Games was Australian swimmer Jacqueline Freney, who won eight gold medals.
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2012 Summer Paralympics medal table.

What is Katja dedekind disability?

Dedekind was born 17 August 2001 in Durban, South Africa. She has a twin brother. From congenital cataracts and amblyopia, she is blind in the right eye and has limited vision in the left eye.

What disease does Ellie Simmonds have?

Achondroplasia dwarfism

Ellie started swimming at the age of five. Her disability, classified as Achondroplasia dwarfism proved no barrier to her and by the age of eight she was competing against able-bodied children.

What does Ellie Simmonds do now?

She swims in the S6 disability category. On 2 September 2021, Simmonds announced her Paralympic retirement after missing out on a medal in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. On 7 August 2022, it was announced that Simmonds would be participating in the twentieth series of the BBC One show Strictly Come Dancing.

What city was the 2012 Paralympics held?

London 2012
In his closing speech the then IPC President Sir Philip Craven described London 2012 as “the greatest Paralympic Games ever”. London 2012 set the benchmark for all future Paralympic Games. The event broke multiple records and created massive shifts in attitudes and perceptions towards persons with disabilities.

Who opened the 2012 Paralympics?

Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Games. The ceremony was performed in the Olympic stadium in London in front of a capacity audience of 80,000 people.

What is S13 disability?

The three visual impairment classes (S11 – S13) range from very low or no visual ability in the S11 class to the least severe visual impairment in the S13 class.

What is world record for 50m freestyle?

20.91
Men

Does Ellie Robinson have dwarfism?

Ellie has a rare type of dwarfism, Cartilage Hair Hypoplasia, which can come with health complications. In November 2012 she was diagnosed with Perthes hip disease which requires her to undergo daily physiotherapy. In 2016, after the Rio Paralympics, she was named the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year.

How old is Ellie Simmons?

27 years (November 11, 1994)Ellie Simmonds / Age

Why did Ellie get disqualified?

Simmonds was initially disqualified for not having touched the wall on one of her turns at the 100m mark of the race. She was told after leaving the water and had to wait more than an hour for the decision to be overturned after protests from the British swimming squad.

Who won Olympics 2012?

United States
Host nation Great Britain won 29 gold medals and 65 overall medals making it the most successful Olympics performance for that nation since the 1908 edition.
2012 Summer Olympics medal table.

Where was the 2012 Paralympics held?

London2012 Summer Paralympics / Location
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Games as organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

What disability is S14 in swimming?

an intellectual impairment
S14 swimmers have an intellectual impairment, which typically leads to the athletes having difficulties with regards to pattern recognition, sequencing, and memory, or having a slower reaction time, which impact on sport performance in general.

What does T37 T38 mean?

Athletics T38 (T37/38) was a competition class at the Tokyo Paralympics. ALL SPORTS. T12 (T11/12)

Who is the fastest swimmer of all time?

Men’s records

Do Olympic swimmers breathe in 50m freestyle?

In the 50m free, swimmers dive into the water and crawl as fast as they can for one length of the pool. That’s the entire race. And most of them do it without breathing.

What does Ellie Robinson suffer from?

Personal life. Robinson was born in 2001 with rare type of dwarfism cartilage hair hypoplasia and lives in Northampton, England, where she was formerly a pupil of Northampton High School. In November 2012 she was diagnosed with Perthes hip disease which requires her to undergo daily physiotherapy.

What condition does Ellie Robinson have?

In Tokyo this year she finished fifth in the butterfly final and provided a memorable poolside interview when she spoke of the ongoing hip problem she had to overcome just to compete. In a statement from British Swimming, the 20-year-old said: “Where do I begin?

How old is Rebecca Adlington?

33 years (February 17, 1989)Rebecca Adlington / Age

What is Ellie Simmonds salary?

Currie says Simmonds is currently earning about £300,000, but adds that this could rise to £500,000 depedning on how well she performs.

Why was Simmons disqualified?

The ParalympicsGB flagbearer was going for her sixth gold and ninth medal overall in the S6 400m freestyle final, but initially suffered the agony of being disqualified. She was accused of not touching the wall at a turn, but after a protest from the British team she was reinstated and placed fifth in the results.

What is S6 in Paralympics?

This class includes people with a number of different types of disability including short stature, major limb impairment or loss in two limbs. This includes people with cerebral palsy, people with dwarfism and amputees. The class competes at the Paralympic Games.

Which British athlete won the most medals at 2012?

Ben Ainslie
Hoy also tied for the most total Olympic medals for a Briton with road cyclist Bradley Wiggins, who won the gold in the men’s time trial.

How much did the 2012 Olympics cost?

The Olympic Stadium (at left) and Aquatic Centre at the 2012 Olympic Park in London, England, contributed to those games’ $14.8 billion price tag.